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January 2021

From stone wheels to EV, bringing progress to life in a VW ID.4 EV ad

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(January 20, 2021) Volkswagen has a history of groundbreaking, memorable advertising, and the new all-electric ID.4 coming this spring has inspired its next chapter with a visually stunning demonstration of transportation’s progress from the wheel to the EV future. The ad, created by Johannes Leonardo, was the result of months of planning and imagination using different types of zoetropes — forerunners of motion pictures that were the first examples of animation.

Harley-Davidson unveils new motorcycles for 2021

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(January 20, 2021) MILWAUKEE — Harley-Davidson offers motorcycle riders more performance, style, technology and freedom for the soul in 2021. Highlights of the line include the gritty Street Bob 114 and restyled Fat Boy 114 cruisers, and on-trend new styling options for three popular performance baggers: Street Glide Special, Road Glide Special and Road King Special models. Harley-Davidson will also offer four super-premium models created by its Custom Vehicle Operations team.

Cruise and GM team up with Microsoft to commercialize self-driving vehicles

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(January 20, 2021) Cruise and General Motors on Tuesday announced they have entered a long-term strategic relationship with Microsoft to accelerate the commercialization of self-driving vehicles. The companies will bring together their software and hardware engineering excellence, cloud computing capabilities, manufacturing know-how and partner ecosystem to transform transportation to create a safer, cleaner and more accessible world for everyone.



Fiat Chrysler merges with PSA Group to become Stellantis

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(January 19, 2021) Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and France-based PSA Group completed their $52 billion tie-up and formally merged into Stellantis on Saturday. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is no more. The merger creates the fourth largest automaker in the world with combined annual sales of around 8.1 million vehicles and deep enough pockets to fund the shift to electric driving and take on bigger rivals Toyota and Volkswagen Group.

GM to invest nearly $800 million in Canadian plant to build EVs

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(January 19, 2021) INGERSOLL, Ont. — Unifor members have ratified a three-year contract with General Motors to bring production of its recently announced BrightDrop electric light commercial vehicle, the EV600, to its CAMI manufacturing plant in Ingersoll, Ontario. The nearly $800 million (1 billion Canadian dollar) investment will support GM’s timing to deliver BrightDrop EV600 in late 2021. The investment will enable GM to convert CAMI into Canada’s first large-scale electric delivery vehicles manufacturing plant.

BMW Motorrad presents new R 18 custom bike

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(January 18, 2021) MUNICH, Germany —  Unmistakable design that is distinct from all others is the new “Spirit of Passion” by Kingston Custom. After Roland Sands, Dirk Oehlerking lends the BMW R 18 his inimitable signature with the second R18 gem in the “SoulFuel” series, a collaboration between BMW Motorrad and selected customisers. Previously, a sensation was also caused by an R 18 conversion created by Bernhard Naumann — also known as “Blechmann”.

BMW Group optimistic about 2021 after posting record Q4 sales

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(January 18, 2021) MUNICH, Germany  — After achieving an all-time sales high in the fourth quarter of 2020, the BMW Group is optimistic about the current year. The company is realigning its Sales and Marketing division in close collaboration with its retail partners with the aim of offering the industry's best premium customer experience.
 

2021 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance to feature ‘Weird & Wonderful’ Class

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By Sports Car Digest

(January 18, 2021) On May 23, the 26th Annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance will feature a special class that will showcase The Amelia’s affection for encompassing a wider view of the established normal and traditional Concours concept. With the previous “Cars of the Cowboys” and “What Were They Thinking” classes being appreciated despite their non-traditional status, this year’s special class will be the "Weird & Wonderful."

Ford Launches 2021 F-150 with lifestyle campaign featuring DJ D-Nice

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(January 18, 2021) DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford and famed DJ D-Nice are teaming up to launch the all-new 2021 F-150 in a new multicultural lifestyle campaign the debuted last week called “More Than Tough.” Derrick Jones, better known by his stage name D-Nice, is a multitalented music artist, producer and DJ who began his career in the mid-1980s as the youngest member of a popular hip-hop group.

FCA to be first automotive OEM to implement new Alexa Custom Assistant

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(January 16, 2021) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — FCA will be the first automaker to implement Amazon’s Alexa Custom Assistant into its vehicles, making it fast and easy to create intelligent voice experiences for FCA products. The Alexa Custom Assistant solution is built directly on the Alexa technology stack within FCA’s Uconnect system and can be tailored to each FCA brand personality and customer need with a unique wake word, voice, skills and capabilities.